2. Taking potshots on Twitter

Even before the 2015 federal election began on Aug. 2, cannabis became a campaign issue as Conservatives attacked Trudeau for the Liberal Party's pro-legalization stance. Her Tweets did invite responses from legalization supporters:

3. Scolding the Supreme Court

On 11 June, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled that medicinal cannabis treatment should include oils, extracts and edibles. Previously, patients could only get dried leaves, which weren't effective for some conditions and posed health risks through inhaling smoke.

While cannabis activists rejoiced, Minister Ambrose was outraged.

First, she deplored the use of marijuana as medicine: "Canadians [...] lost public health and safety ground over 10 years ago when a court ruled that smoking marijuana was 'a treatment.' "

Then, she rebuked the court: "Marijuana has never gone through the regulatory approval process at Health Canada, which requires rigorous safety reviews and clinical trials with scientific evidence. So, frankly, I'm outraged by the Supreme Court ... [for] normaliz[ing] a drug where there is no clear clinical evidence that it is 'a medicine.' "

"Marijuana is neither an approved drug nor medicine in Canada and Health Canada does not endorse its use. While Canadian courts have required the Government to allow access to marijuana when authorized by a physician, the law is clear that this must be done in a controlled fashion to protect public health and safety."

"The evidence is clear that when youth smoke marijuana they have increased risks of mental health issues including psychosis and schizophrenia. The City's own medical officials predict that dispensaries will make marijuana cookies and candies more accessible to youth."

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